The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has once again become the highest-ranked bank in the ‘LMD 100’ and is among the Top 10 corporate giants on this list for the 28th consecutive year, having been ranked among the Top 10 every year since the ranking was first published in respect of 1993-94.

The LMD 100 for 2020-21ranks Sri Lanka’s benchmark private sectorbank at No 1overall in terms of Assets, at No 2 for Profit, at No 2 for Shareholder’s Funds and at No 4 for Revenue, among all corporates, reaffirming the bank’s status as one of the country’s strongest business entities.

The LMD’s primary ranking is based on turnover, but the magazine also ranks companies by sector as well as by total assets, profit after tax, shareholders’ funds, market capitalisation and other performance indicators.

Commenting on the bank’s continuing presence at the top of the LMD rankings, Commercial Bank Managing Director and Group CEO S. Renganathan said, “Consistency is very highly valued in the sphere of financial services, and more so when performance is maintained in challenging conditions like those experienced in 2020-21, the year of assessment for the latest LMD ranking.Retaining our position as the highest-ranked bank on the listunderlines the intrinsic strength of Commercial Bank and its team.”